Borough government · Luzerne County, PA

Laurel Run's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Laurel Run took in $141 thousand and spent $284 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Borough taxes78%State tax money12%County and local tax money6.4%Fines and other3.5%

What stands out

38%

of Laurel Run's money comes from a personal income tax.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

Borough taxes78%

Individual income tax
38%$53 thousand
Property tax
29%$41 thousand
Other taxes
11%$16 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility licenses; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility licenses$7 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$7 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

State tax money12%

Money the state passes on, paid for by the state taxes residents also pay.

From the state
12%$17 thousand

County and local tax money6.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
6.4%$9 thousand

Fines and other3.5%

Interest, rents and other
2.8%$4 thousand
Fines
0.7%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking77%Running the government and other costs18%Police, fire, courts and jails3.5%Interest on debt1.1%

What stands out

77%

of Laurel Run's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
77%$219 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$219 thousand
Running the government and other costs
18%$52 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$28 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$11 thousand
  • Government buildings$8 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$5 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.5%$10 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$6 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$4 thousand
Interest on debt
1.1%$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borough of Laurel Run. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Borough of Laurel Run itself. Other governments that serve the same area (the city, county, school district and state) are separate and not included. Borrowing, transfers between a government's own funds, and pension trust funds are not counted as revenue.